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Household of Robert Laing (born 1841, Kincardineshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Robert Laing and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Laing, born in 1841 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Bella Laing, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Bella B (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert B (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Dd (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Helen Flight, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Robert Laing's household
Robert
Laing
Head
Bella
Laing
Wife
Bella B
Laing
Daughter
Robert B
Laing
Son
Dd
Laing
Son
Helen
Flight
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Kincardineshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Laing | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Laing | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Bella B | Laing | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert B | Laing | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Dd | Laing | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Helen | Flight | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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